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Alma 57:22 22 And now behold, it was these my sons, and those men who hadbeen selected to convey the prisoners, to whom we owe this greatvictory; for it was they who did beat the Lamanites; thereforethey were driven back to the city of Manti.

Alma 57:23 23 And we retained our city Cumeni, and were not all destroyedby the sword; nevertheless, we had suffered great loss.

Alma 57:24 24 And it came to pass that after the Lamanites had fled, Iimmediately gave orders that my men who had been wounded shouldbe taken from among the dead, and caused that their wounds shouldbe dressed.

Alma 57:25 25 And it came to pass that there were two hundred, out of mytwo thousand and sixty, who had fainted because of the loss ofblood; nevertheless, according to the goodness of God, and to ourgreat astonishment, and also the joy of our whole army, there wasnot one soul of them who did perish; yea, and neither was thereone soul among them who had not received many wounds.

Alma 57:26 26 And now, their preservation was astonishing to our wholearmy, yea, that they should be spared while there was a thousandof our brethren who were slain. And we do justly ascribe it tothe miraculous power of God, because of their exceeding faith inthat which they had been taught to believe--that there was a justGod, and whosoever did not doubt, that they should be preservedby his marvelous power.

Alma 57:27 27 Now this was the faith of these of whom I have spoken; theyare young, and their minds are firm, and they do put their trustin God continually.

Alma 57:28 28 And now it came to pass that after we had thus taken care ofour wounded men, and had buried our dead and also the dead of theLamanites, who were many, behold, we did inquire of Gidconcerning the prisoners whom they had started to go down to theland of Zarahemla with.

Alma 57:29 29 Now Gid was the chief captain over the band who was appointedto guard them down to the land.

Alma 57:30 30 And now, these are the words which Gid said unto me: Behold,we did start to go down to the land of Zarahemla with ourprisoners. And it came to pass that we did meet the spies of ourarmies, who had been sent out to watch the camp of the Lamanites.

Alma 57:31 31 And they cried unto us, saying--Behold, the armies of theLamanites are marching towards the city of Cumeni; and behold,they will fall upon them, yea, and will destroy our people.

Alma 57:32 32 And it came to pass that our prisoners did hear their cries,which caused them to take courage; and they did rise up inrebellion against us.

Alma 57:33 33 And it came to pass because of their rebellion we did causethat our swords should come upon them. And it came to pass thatthey did in a body run upon our swords, in the which, the greaternumber of them were slain; and the remainder of them brokethrough and fled from us.

Alma 57:34 34 And behold, when they had fled and we could not overtakethem, we took our march with speed towards the city Cumeni; andbehold, we did arrive in time that we might assist our brethrenin preserving the city.

Alma 57:35 35 And behold, we are again delivered out of the hands of ourenemies. And blessed is the name of our God; for behold, it ishe that has delivered us; yea, that has done this great thing forus.

Alma 57:36 36 Now it came to pass that when I, Helaman, had heard thesewords of Gid, I was filled with exceeding joy because of thegoodness of God in preserving us, that we might not all perish;yea, and I trust that the souls of them who have been slain haveentered into the rest of their God.

Alma 58Chapter 58

Alma 58:1 1 And behold, now it came to pass that our next object was toobtain the city of Manti; but behold, there was no way that wecould lead them out of the city by our small bands. For behold,they remembered that which we had hitherto done; therefore wecould not decoy them away from their strongholds.

Alma 58:2 2 And they were so much more numerous than was our army that wedurst not go forth and attack them in their strongholds.

Alma 58:3 3 Yea, and it became expedient that we should employ our men tothe maintaining those parts of the land which we had regained ofour possessions; therefore it became expedient that we shouldwait, that we might receive more strength from the land ofZarahemla and also a new supply of provisions.

Alma 58:4 4 And it came to pass that I thus did send an embassy to thegovernor of our land, to acquaint him concerning the affairs ofour people. And it came to pass that we did wait to receiveprovisions and strength from the land of Zarahemla.

Alma 58:5 5 But behold, this did profit us but little; for the Lamaniteswere also receiving great strength from day to day, and also manyprovisions; and thus were our circumstances at this period oftime.

Alma 58:6 6 And the Lamanites were sallying forth against us from time totime, resolving by stratagem to destroy us; nevertheless we couldnot come to battle with them, because of their retreats and theirstrongholds.

Alma 58:7 7 And it came to pass that we did wait in these difficultcircumstances for the space of many months, even until we wereabout to perish for the want of food.

Alma 58:8 8 But it came to pass that we did receive food, which wasguarded to us by an army of two thousand men to our assistance;and this is all the assistance which we did receive, to defendourselves and our country from falling into the hands of ourenemies, yea, to contend with an enemy which was innumerable.

Alma 58:9 9 And now the cause of these our embarrassments, or the causewhy they did not send more strength unto us, we knew not;therefore we were grieved and also filled with fear, lest by anymeans the judgments of God should come upon our land, to ouroverthrow and utter destruction.

Alma 58:10 10 Therefore we did pour out our souls in prayer to God, that hewould strengthen us and deliver us out of the hands of ourenemies, yea, and also give us strength that we might retain ourcities, and our lands, and our possessions, for the support ofour people.

Alma 58:11 11 Yea, and it came to pass that the Lord our God did visit uswith assurances that he would deliver us; yea, insomuch that hedid speak peace to our souls, and did grant unto us great faith,and did cause us that we should hope for our deliverance in him.

Alma 58:12 12 And we did take courage with our small force which we hadreceived, and were fixed with a determination to conquer ourenemies, and to maintain our lands, and our possessions, and ourwives, and our children, and the cause of our liberty.

Alma 58:13 13 And thus we did go forth with all our might against theLamanites, who were in the city of Manti; and we did pitch ourtents by the wilderness side, which was near to the city.

Alma 58:14 14 And it came to pass that on the morrow, that when theLamanites saw that we were in the borders by the wilderness whichwas near the city, that they sent out their spies round about usthat they might discover the number and the strength of our army.

Alma 58:15 15 And it came to pass that when they saw that we were notstrong, according to our numbers, and fearing that we should cutthem off from their support except they should come out to battleagainst us and kill us, and also supposing that they could easilydestroy us with their numerous hosts, therefore they began tomake preparations to come out against us to battle.

Alma 58:16 16 And when we saw that they were making preparations to comeout against us, behold, I caused that Gid, with a small number ofmen, should secrete himself in the wilderness, and also thatTeomner and a small number of men should secrete themselves alsoin the wilderness.

Alma 58:17 17 Now Gid and his men were on the right and the others on theleft; and when they had thus secreted themselves, behold, Iremained, with the remainder of my army, in that same place wherewe had first pitched our tents against the time that theLamanites should come out to battle.

Alma 58:18 18 And it came to pass that the Lamanites did come out withtheir numerous army against us. And when they had come and wereabout to fall upon us with the sword, I caused that my men, thosewho were with me, should retreat into the wilderness.

Alma 58:19 19 And it came to pass that the Lamanites did follow after uswith great speed, for they were exceedingly desirous to overtakeus that they might slay us; therefore they did follow us into thewilderness; and we did pass by in the midst of Gid and Teomner,insomuch that they were not discovered by the Lamanites.

Alma 58:20 20 And it came to pass that when the Lamanites had passed by, orwhen the army had passed by, Gid and Teomner did rise up fromtheir secret places, and did cut off the spies of the Lamanitesthat they should not return to the city.

Alma 58:21 21 And it came to pass that when they had cut them off, they ranto the city and fell upon the guards who were left to guard thecity, insomuch that they did destroy them and did take possessionof the city.Alma 58:22 22 Now this was done because the Lamanites did suffer theirwhole army, save a few guards only, to be led away into thewilderness.

Alma 58:23 23 And it came to pass that Gid and Teomner by this means hadobtained possession of their strongholds. And it came to passthat we took our course, after having traveled much in thewilderness towards the land of Zarahemla.

Alma 58:24 24 And when the Lamanites saw that they were marching towardsthe land of Zarahemla, they were exceedingly afraid, lest therewas a plan laid to lead them on to destruction; therefore theybegan to retreat into the wilderness again, yea, even back by thesame way which they had come.

Alma 58:25 25 And behold, it was night and they did pitch their tents, forthe chief captains of the Lamanites had supposed that theNephites were weary because of their march; and supposing thatthey had driven their whole army therefore they took no thoughtconcerning the city of Manti.

Alma 58:26 26 Now it came to pass that when it was night, I caused that mymen should not sleep, but that they should march forward byanother way towards the land of Manti.

Alma 58:27 27 And because of this our march in the night-time, behold, onthe morrow we were beyond the Lamanites, insomuch that we didarrive before them at the city of Manti.

Alma 58:28 28 And thus it came to pass, that by this stratagem we did takepossession of the city of Manti without the shedding of blood.

Alma 58:29 29 And it came to pass that when the armies of the Lamanites didarrive near the city, and saw that we were prepared to meet them,they were astonished exceedingly and struck with great fear,insomuch that they did flee into the wilderness.

Alma 58:30 30 Yea, and it came to pass that the armies of the Lamanites didflee out of all this quarter of the land. But behold, they havecarried with them many women and children out of the land.

Alma 58:31 31 And those cities which had been taken by the Lamanites, allof them are at this period of time in our possession; and ourfathers and our women and our children are returning to theirhomes, all save it be those who have been taken prisoners andcarried off by the Lamanites.

Alma 58:32 32 But behold, our armies are small to maintain so great anumber of cities and so great possessions.

Alma 58:33 33 But behold, we trust in our God who has given us victory overthose lands, insomuch that we have obtained those cities andthose lands, which were our own.

Alma 58:34 34 Now we do not know the cause that the government does notgrant us more strength; neither do those men who came up unto usknow why we have not received greater strength.

Alma 58:35 35 Behold, we do not know but what ye are unsuccessful, and yehave drawn away the forces into that quarter of the land; if so,we do not desire to murmur.

Alma 58:36 36 And if it is not so, behold, we fear that there is somefaction in the government, that they do not send more men to ourassistance; for we know that they are more numerous than thatwhich they have sent.

Alma 58:38 38 Behold, this is the twenty and ninth year, in the latter end,and we are in the possession of our lands; and the Lamanites havefled to the land of Nephi.

Alma 58:39 39 And those sons of the people of Ammon, of whom I have sohighly spoken, are with me in the city of Manti; and the Lord hadsupported them, yea, and kept them from falling by the sword,insomuch that even one soul has not been slain.

Alma 58:40 40 But behold, they have received many wounds; nevertheless theystand fast in that liberty wherewith God has made them free; andthey are strict to remember the Lord their God from day to day;yea, they do observe to keep his statutes, and his judgments, andhis commandments continually; and their faith is strong in theprophecies concerning that which is to come.

Alma 58:41 41 And now, my beloved brother, Moroni, may the Lord our God,who has redeemed us and made us free, keep you continually in hispresence; yea, and may he favor this people, even that ye mayhave success in obtaining the possession of all that which theLamanites have taken from us, which was for our support. Andnow, behold, I close mine epistle. I am Helaman, the son ofAlma.

Alma 59Chapter 59

Alma 59:1 1 Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year of the reign of thejudges over the people of Nephi, after Moroni had received andhad read Helaman's epistle, he was exceedingly rejoiced becauseof the welfare, yea, the exceeding success which Helaman had had,in obtaining those lands which were lost.

Alma 59:2 2 Yea, and he did make it known unto all his people, in all theland round about in that part where he was, that they mightrejoice also.

Alma 59:3 3 And it came to pass that he immediately sent an epistle toPahoran, desiring that he should cause men to be gatheredtogether to strengthen Helaman, or the armies of Helaman,insomuch that he might with ease maintain that part of the landwhich he had been so miraculously prospered in regaining.

Alma 59:4 4 And it came to pass when Moroni had sent this epistle to theland of Zarahemla, he began again to lay a plan that he mightobtain the remainder of those possessions and cities which theLamanites had taken from them.

Alma 59:5 5 And it came to pass that while Moroni was thus makingpreparations to go against the Lamanites to battle, behold, thepeople of Nephihah, who were gathered together from the city ofMoroni and the city of Lehi and the city of Morianton, wereattacked by the Lamanites.

Alma 59:6 6 Yea, even those who had been compelled to flee from the landof Manti, and from the land round about, had come over and joinedthe Lamanites in this part of the land.

Alma 59:7 7 And thus being exceedingly numerous, yea, and receivingstrength from day to day, by the command of Ammoron they cameforth against the people of Nephihah, and they did begin to slaythem with an exceedingly great slaughter.

Alma 59:8 8 And their armies were so numerous that the remainder of thepeople of Nephihah were obliged to flee before them; and theycame even and joined the army of Moroni.

Alma 59:9 9 And now as Moroni had supposed that there should be men sentto the city Nephihah, to the assistance of the people to maintainthat city, and knowing that it was easier to keep the city fromfalling into the hands of the Lamanites than to retake it fromthem, he supposed that they would easily maintain that city.

Alma 59:10 10 Therefore he retained all his force to maintain those placeswhich he had recovered.

Alma 59:11 11 And now, when Moroni saw that the city of Nephihah was losthe was exceedingly sorrowful, and began to doubt, because of thewickedness of the people, whether they should not fall into thehands of their brethren.

Alma 59:12 12 Now this was the case with all his chief captains. Theydoubted and marveled also because of the wickedness of thepeople, and this because of the success of the Lamanites overthem.

Alma 59:13 13 And it came to pass that Moroni was angry with thegovernment, because of their indifference concerning the freedomof their country.

Alma 60Chapter 60

Alma 60:1 1 And it came to pass that he wrote again to the governor of theland, who was Pahoran, and these are the words which he wrote,saying: Behold, I direct mine epistle to Pahoran, in the city ofZarahemla, who is the chief judge and the governor over the land,and also to all those who have been chosen by this people togovern and manage the affairs of this war.

Alma 60:2 2 For behold, I have somewhat to say unto them by the way ofcondemnation; for behold, ye yourselves know that ye have beenappointed to gather together men, and arm them with swords, andwith cimeters, and all manner of weapons of war of every kind,and send forth against the Lamanites, in whatsoever parts theyshould come into our land.

Alma 60:3 3 And now behold, I say unto you that myself, and also my men,and also Helaman and his men, have suffered exceedingly greatsufferings; yea, even hunger, thirst, and fatigue, and all mannerof afflictions of every kind.

Alma 60:4 4 But behold, were this all we had suffered we would not murmurnor complain.

Alma 60:5 5 But behold, great has been the slaughter among our people;yea, thousands have fallen by the sword, while it might haveotherwise been if ye had rendered unto our armies sufficientstrength and succor for them. Yea, great has been your neglecttowards us.

Alma 60:6 6 And now behold, we desire to know the cause of thisexceedingly great neglect; yea, we desire to know the cause ofyour thoughtless state.

Alma 60:7 7 Can you think to sit upon your thrones in a state ofthoughtless stupor, while your enemies are spreading the work ofdeath around you? Yea, while they are murdering thousands ofyour brethren--

Alma 60:8 8 Yea, even they who have looked up to you for protection, yea,have placed you in a situation that ye might have succored them,yea, ye might have sent armies unto them, to have strengthenedthem, and have saved thousands of them from falling by the sword.

Alma 60:9 9 But behold, this is not all--ye have withheld your provisionsfrom them, insomuch that many have fought and bled out theirlives because of their great desires which they had for thewelfare of this people; yea, and this they have done when theywere about to perish with hunger, because of your exceedinglygreat neglect towards them.

Alma 60:10 10 And now, my beloved brethren--for ye ought to be beloved;yea, and ye ought to have stirred yourselves more diligently forthe welfare and the freedom of this people; but behold, ye haveneglected them insomuch that the blood of thousands shall comeupon your heads for vengeance; yea, for known unto God were alltheir cries, and all their sufferings--

Alma 60:11 11 Behold, could ye suppose that ye could sit upon your thrones,and because of the exceeding goodness of God ye could do nothingand he would deliver you? Behold, if ye have supposed this yehave supposed in vain.

Alma 60:12 12 Do ye suppose that, because so many of your brethren havebeen killed it is because of their wickedness? I say unto you,if ye have supposed this ye have supposed in vain; for I say untoyou, there are many who have fallen by the sword; and behold itis to your condemnation;

Alma 60:13 13 For the Lord suffereth the righteous to be slain that hisjustice and judgment may come upon the wicked; therefore ye neednot suppose that the righteous are lost because they are slain;but behold, they do enter into the rest of the Lord their God.

Alma 60:14 14 And now behold, I say unto you, I fear exceedingly that thejudgments of God will come upon this people, because of theirexceeding slothfulness, yea, even the slothfulness of ourgovernment, and their exceedingly great neglect towards theirbrethren, yea, towards those who have been slain.

Alma 60:15 15 For were it not for the wickedness which first commenced atour head, we could have withstood our enemies that they couldhave gained no power over us.

Alma 60:16 16 Yea, had it not been for the war which broke out amongourselves; yea, were it not for these king-men, who caused somuch bloodshed among ourselves; yea, at the time we werecontending among ourselves, if we had united our strength as wehitherto have done; yea, had it not been for the desire of powerand authority which those king-men had over us; had they beentrue to the cause of our freedom, and united with us, and goneforth against our enemies, instead of taking up their swordsagainst us, which was the cause of so much bloodshed amongourselves; yea, if we had gone forth against them in the strengthof the Lord, we should have dispersed our enemies, for it wouldhave been done, according to the fulfilling of his word.

Alma 60:17 17 But behold, now the Lamanites are coming upon us, takingpossession of our lands, and they are murdering our people withthe sword, yea, our women and our children, and also carryingthem away captive, causing them that they should suffer allmanner of afflictions, and this because of the great wickednessof those who are seeking for power and authority, yea, even thoseking-men.

Alma 60:18 18 But why should I say much concerning this matter? For weknow not but what ye yourselves are seeking for authority. Weknow not but what ye are also traitors to your country.

Alma 60:19 19 Or is it that ye have neglected us because ye are in theheart of our country and ye are surrounded by security, that yedo not cause food to be sent unto us, and also men to strengthenour armies?

Alma 60:20 20 Have ye forgotten the commandments of the Lord your God? Yea, have ye forgotten the captivity of our fathers? Have yeforgotten the many times we have been delivered out of the handsof our enemies?

Alma 60:21 21 Or do ye suppose that the Lord will still deliver us, whilewe sit upon our thrones and do not make use of the means whichthe Lord has provided for us?

Alma 60:22 22 Yea, will ye sit in idleness while ye are surrounded withthousands of those, yea, and tens of thousands, who do also sitin idleness, while there are thousands round about in the bordersof the land who are falling by the sword, yea, wounded andbleeding?

Alma 60:23 23 Do ye suppose that God will look upon you as guiltless whileye sit still and behold these things? Behold I say unto you,Nay. Now I would that ye should remember that God has said thatthe inward vessel shall be cleansed first, and then shall theouter vessel be cleansed also.

Alma 60:24 24 And now, except ye do repent of that which ye have done, andbegin to be up and doing, and send forth food and men unto us,and also unto Helaman, that he may support those parts of ourcountry which he has regained, and that we may also recover theremainder of our possessions in these parts, behold it will beexpedient that we contend no more with the Lamanites until wehave first cleansed our inward vessel, yea, even the great headof our government.

Alma 60:25 25 And except ye grant mine epistle, and come out and show untome a true spirit of freedom, and strive to strengthen and fortifyour armies, and grant unto them food for their support, behold Iwill leave a part of my freemen to maintain this part of ourland, and I will leave the strength and the blessings of God uponthem, that none other power can operate against them--

Alma 60:26 26 And this because of their exceeding faith, and their patiencein their tribulations--

Alma 60:27 27 And I will come unto you, and if there be any among you thathas a desire for freedom, yea, if there be even a spark offreedom remaining, behold I will stir up insurrections among you,even until those who have desires to usurp power and authorityshall become extinct.

Alma 60:28 28 Yea, behold I do not fear your power nor your authority, butit is my God whom I fear; and it is according to his commandmentsthat I do take my sword to defend the cause of my country, and itis because of your iniquity that we have suffered so much loss.

Alma 60:29 29 Behold it is time, yea, the time is now at hand, that exceptye do bestir yourselves in the defence of your country and yourlittle ones, the sword of justice doth hang over you; yea, and itshall fall upon you and visit you even to your utter destruction.

Alma 60:30 30 Behold, I wait for assistance from you; and, except ye doadminister unto our relief, behold, I come unto you, even in theland of Zarahemla, and smite you with the sword, insomuch that yecan have no more power to impede the progress of this people inthe cause of our freedom.

Alma 60:31 31 For behold, the Lord will not suffer that ye shall live andwax strong in your iniquities to destroy his righteous people.

Alma 60:32 32 Behold, can you suppose that the Lord will spare you and comeout in judgment against the Lamanites, when it is the traditionof their fathers that has caused their hatred, yea, and it hasbeen redoubled by those who have dissented from us, while youriniquity is for the cause of your love of glory and the vainthings of the world?

Alma 60:33 33 Ye know that ye do transgress the laws of God, and ye do knowthat ye do trample them under your feet. Behold, the Lord saithunto me: If those whom ye have appointed your governors do notrepent of their sins and iniquities, ye shall go up to battleagainst them.

Alma 60:34 34 And now behold, I, Moroni, am constrained, according to thecovenant which I have made to keep the commandments of my God;therefore I would that ye should adhere to the word of God, andsend speedily unto me of your provisions and of your men, andalso to Helaman.

Alma 60:35 35 And behold, if ye will not do this I come unto you speedily;for behold, God will not suffer that we should perish withhunger; therefore he will give unto us of your food, even if itmust be by the sword. Now see that ye fulfil the word of God.

Alma 60:36 36 Behold, I am Moroni, your chief captain. I seek not forpower, but to pull it down. I seek not for honor of the world,but for the glory of my God, and the freedom and welfare of mycountry. And thus I close mine epistle.

Alma 61Chapter 61

Alma 61:1 1 Behold, now it came to pass that soon after Moroni had senthis epistle unto the chief governor, he received an epistle fromPahoran, the chief governor. And these are the words which hereceived:

Alma 61:2 2 I, Pahoran, who am the chief governor of this land, do sendthese words unto Moroni, the chief captain over the army. Behold, I say unto you, Moroni, that I do not joy in your greatafflictions, yea, it grieves my soul.

Alma 61:3 3 But behold, there are those who do joy in your afflictions,yea, insomuch that they have risen up in rebellion against me,and also those of my people who are freemen, yea, and those whohave risen up are exceedingly numerous.

Alma 61:4 4 And it is those who have sought to take away the judgment-seatfrom me that have been the cause of this great iniquity; for theyhave used great flattery, and they have led away the hearts ofmany people, which will be the cause of sore affliction among us;they have withheld our provisions, and have daunted our freementhat they have not come unto you.

Alma 61:5 5 And behold, they have driven me out before them, and I havefled to the land of Gideon, with as many men as it were possiblethat I could get.

Alma 61:6 6 And behold, I have sent a proclamation throughout this part ofthe land; and behold, they are flocking to us daily, to theirarms, in the defence of their country and their freedom, and toavenge our wrongs.

Alma 61:7 7 And they have come unto us, insomuch that those who have risenup in rebellion against us are set at defiance, yea, insomuchthat they do fear us and durst not come out against us to battle.

Alma 61:8 8 They have got possession of the land, or the city, ofZarahemla; they have appointed a king over them, and he hathwritten unto the king of the Lamanites, in the which he hathjoined an alliance with him; in the which alliance he hath agreedto maintain the city of Zarahemla, which maintenance he supposethwill enable the Lamanites to conquer the remainder of the land,and he shall be placed king over this people when they shall beconquered under the Lamanites.

Alma 61:9 9 And now, in your epistle you have censured me, but itmattereth not; I am not angry, but do rejoice in the greatness ofyour heart. I, Pahoran, do not seek for power, save only toretain my judgment-seat that I may preserve the rights and theliberty of my people. My soul standeth fast in that liberty inthe which God hath made us free.

Alma 61:10 10 And now, behold, we will resist wickedness even untobloodshed. We would not shed the blood of the Lamanites if theywould stay in their own land.

Alma 61:11 11 We would not shed the blood of our brethren if they would notrise up in rebellion and take the sword against us.

Alma 61:12 12 We would subject ourselves to the yoke of bondage if it wererequisite with the justice of God, or if he should command us soto do.

Alma 61:13 13 But behold he doth not command us that we shall subjectourselves to our enemies, but that we should put our trust inhim, and he will deliver us.

Alma 61:14 14 Therefore, my beloved brother, Moroni, let us resist evil,and whatsoever evil we cannot resist with our words, yea, such asrebellions and dissensions, let us resist them with our swords,that we may retain our freedom, that we may rejoice in the greatprivilege of our church, and in the cause of our Redeemer and ourGod.

Alma 61:15 15 Therefore, come unto me speedily with a few of your men, andleave the remainder in the charge of Lehi and Teancum; give untothem power to conduct the war in that part of the land, accordingto the Spirit of God, which is also the Spirit of freedom whichis in them.

Alma 61:16 16 Behold I have sent a few provisions unto them, that they maynot perish until ye can come unto me.

Alma 61:17 17 Gather together whatsoever force ye can upon your marchhither, and we will go speedily against those dissenters, in thestrength of our God according to the faith which is in us.

Alma 61:18 18 And we will take possession of the city of Zarahemla, that wemay obtain more food to send forth unto Lehi and Teancum; yea, wewill go forth against them in the strength of the Lord, and wewill put an end to this great iniquity.

Alma 61:19 19 And now, Moroni, I do joy in receiving your epistle, for Iwas somewhat worried concerning what we should do, whether itshould be just in us to go against our brethren.

Alma 61:20 20 But ye have said, except they repent the Lord hath commandedyou that ye should go against them.

Alma 61:21 21 See that ye strengthen Lehi and Teancum in the Lord; tellthem to fear not, for God will deliver them, yea, and also allthose who stand fast in that liberty wherewith God hath made themfree. And now I close mine epistle to my beloved brother,Moroni.

Alma 62Chapter 62

Alma 62:1 1 And now it came to pass that when Moroni had received thisepistle his heart did take courage, and was filled withexceedingly great joy because of the faithfulness of Pahoran,that he was not also a traitor to the freedom and cause of hiscountry.

Alma 62:2 2 But he did also mourn exceedingly because of the iniquity ofthose who had driven Pahoran from the judgment-seat, yea, in finebecause of those who had rebelled against their country and alsotheir God.

Alma 62:3 3 And it came to pass that Moroni took a small number of men,according to the desire of Pahoran, and gave Lehi and Teancumcommand over the remainder of his army, and took his marchtowards the land of Gideon.

Alma 62:4 4 And he did raise the standard of liberty in whatsoever placehe did enter, and gained whatsoever force he could in all hismarch towards the land of Gideon.

Alma 62:5 5 And it came to pass that thousands did flock unto hisstandard, and did take up their swords in the defence of theirfreedom, that they might not come into bondage.

Alma 62:6 6 And thus, when Moroni had gathered together whatsoever men hecould in all his march, he came to the land of Gideon; anduniting his forces with those of Pahoran they became exceedinglystrong, even stronger than the men of Pachus, who was the king ofthose dissenters who had driven the freemen out of the land ofZarahemla and had taken possession of the land.

Alma 62:7 7 And it came to pass that Moroni and Pahoran went down withtheir armies into the land of Zarahemla, and went forth againstthe city, and did meet the men of Pachus, insomuch that they didcome to battle.

Alma 62:8 8 And behold, Pachus was slain and his men were taken prisoners,and Pahoran was restored to his judgment-seat.

Alma 62:9 9 And the men of Pachus received their trial, according to thelaw, and also those king-men who had been taken and cast intoprison; and they were executed according to the law; yea, thosemen of Pachus and those king-men, whosoever would not take uparms in the defence of their country, but would fight against it,were put to death.

Alma 62:10 10 And thus it became expedient that this law should be strictlyobserved for the safety of their country; yea, and whosoever wasfound denying their freedom was speedily executed according tothe law.

Alma 62:11 11 And thus ended the thirtieth year of the reign of the judgesover the people of Nephi; Moroni and Pahoran having restoredpeace to the land of Zarahemla, among their own people, havinginflicted death upon all those who were not true to the cause offreedom.

Alma 62:12 12 And it came to pass in the commencement of the thirty andfirst year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi,Moroni immediately caused that provisions should be sent, andalso an army of six thousand men should be sent unto Helaman, toassist him in preserving that part of the land.

Alma 62:13 13 And he also caused that an army of six thousand men, with asufficient quantity of food, should be sent to the armies of Lehiand Teancum. And it came to pass that this was done to fortifythe land against the Lamanites.

Alma 62:14 14 And it came to pass that Moroni and Pahoran, leaving a largebody of men in the land of Zarahemla, took their march with alarge body of men towards the land of Nephihah, being determinedto overthrow the Lamanites in that city.

Alma 62:15 15 And it came to pass that as they were marching towards theland, they took a large body of men of the Lamanites, and slewmany of them, and took their provisions and their weapons of war.

Alma 62:16 16 And it came to pass after they had taken them, they causedthem to enter into a covenant that they would no more take uptheir weapons of war against the Nephites.

Alma 62:17 17 And when they had entered into this covenant they sent themto dwell with the people of Ammon, and they were in number aboutfour thousand who had not been slain.

Alma 62:18 18 And it came to pass that when they had sent them away theypursued their march towards the land of Nephihah. And it came topass that when they had come to the city of Nephihah, they didpitch their tents in the plains of Nephihah, which is near thecity of Nephihah.

Alma 62:19 19 Now Moroni was desirous that the Lamanites should come out tobattle against them, upon the plains; but the Lamanites, knowingof their exceedingly great courage, and beholding the greatnessof their numbers, therefore they durst not come out against them;therefore they did not come to battle in that day.

Alma 62:20 20 And when the night came, Moroni went forth in the darkness ofthe night, and came upon the top of the wall to spy out in whatpart of the city the Lamanites did camp with their army.

Alma 62:21 21 And it came to pass that they were on the east, by theentrance; and they were all asleep. And now Moroni returned tohis army, and caused that they should prepare in haste strongcords and ladders, to be let down from the top of the wall intothe inner part of the wall.

Alma 62:22 22 And it came to pass that Moroni caused that his men shouldmarch forth and come upon the top of the wall, and let themselvesdown into that part of the city, yea, even on the west, where theLamanites did not camp with their armies.

Alma 62:23 23 And it came to pass that they were all let down into the cityby night, by the means of their strong cords and their ladders;thus when the morning came they were all within the walls of thecity.

Alma 62:24 24 And now, when the Lamanites awoke and saw that the armies ofMoroni were within the walls, they were affrighted exceedingly,insomuch that they did flee out by the pass.

Alma 62:25 25 And now when Moroni saw that they were fleeing before him, hedid cause that his men should march forth against them, and slewmany, and surrounded many others, and took them prisoners; andthe remainder of them fled into the land of Moroni, which was inthe borders by the seashore.

Alma 62:26 26 Thus had Moroni and Pahoran obtained the possession of thecity of Nephihah without the loss of one soul; and there weremany of the Lamanites who were slain.

Alma 62:27 27 Now it came to pass that many of the Lamanites that wereprisoners were desirous to join the people of Ammon and become afree people.

Alma 62:28 28 And it came to pass that as many as were desirous, unto themit was granted according to their desires.

Alma 62:29 29 Therefore, all the prisoners of the Lamanites did join thepeople of Ammon, and did begin to labor exceedingly, tilling theground, raising all manner of grain, and flocks and herds ofevery kind; and thus were the Nephites relieved from a greatburden; yea, insomuch that they were relieved from all theprisoners of the Lamanites.

Alma 62:30 30 Now it came to pass that Moroni, after he had obtainedpossession of the city of Nephihah, having taken many prisoners,which did reduce the armies of the Lamanites exceedingly, andhaving regained many of the Nephites who had been takenprisoners, which did strengthen the army of Moroni exceedingly;therefore Moroni went forth from the land of Nephihah to the landof Lehi.

Alma 62:31 31 And it came to pass that when the Lamanites saw that Moroniwas coming against them, they were again frightened and fledbefore the army of Moroni.

Alma 62:32 32 And it came to pass that Moroni and his army did pursue themfrom city to city, until they were met by Lehi and Teancum; andthe Lamanites fled from Lehi and Teancum, even down upon theborders by the seashore, until they came to the land of Moroni.

Alma 62:33 33 And the armies of the Lamanites were all gathered together,insomuch that they were all in one body in the land of Moroni. Now, Ammoron, the king of the Lamanites, was also with them.

Alma 62:34 34 And it came to pass that Moroni and Lehi and Teancum didencamp with their armies round about in the borders of the landof Moroni, insomuch that the Lamanites were encircled about inthe borders by the wilderness on the south, and in the borders bythe wilderness on the east.

Alma 62:35 35 And thus they did encamp for the night. For behold, theNephites and the Lamanites also were weary because of thegreatness of the march; therefore they did not resolve upon anystratagem in the night-time, save it were Teancum; for he wasexceedingly angry with Ammoron, insomuch that he considered thatAmmoron, and Amalickiah his brother, had been the cause of thisgreat and lasting war between them and the Lamanites, which hadbeen the cause of so much war and bloodshed, yea, and so muchfamine.

Alma 62:36 36 And it came to pass that Teancum in his anger did go forthinto the camp of the Lamanites, and did let himself down over thewalls of the city. And he went forth with a cord, from place toplace, insomuch that he did find the king; and he did cast ajavelin at him, which did pierce him near the heart. But behold,the king did awaken his servants before he died, insomuch thatthey did pursue Teancum, and slew him.

Alma 62:37 37 Now it came to pass that when Lehi and Moroni knew thatTeancum was dead they were exceedingly sorrowful; for behold, hehad been a man who had fought valiantly for his country, yea, atrue friend to liberty; and he had suffered very many exceedinglysore afflictions. But behold, he was dead, and had gone the wayof all the earth.

Alma 62:38 38 Now it came to pass that Moroni marched forth on the morrow,and came upon the Lamanites, insomuch that they did slay themwith a great slaughter; and they did drive them out of the land;and they did flee, even that they did not return at that timeagainst the Nephites.

Alma 62:39 39 And thus ended the thirty and first year of the reign of thejudges over the people of Nephi; and thus they had had wars, andbloodsheds, and famine, and affliction, for the space of manyyears.

Alma 62:40 40 And there had been murders, and contentions, and dissensions,and all manner of iniquity among the people of Nephi;nevertheless for the righteous' sake, yea, because of the prayersof the righteous, they were spared.

Alma 62:41 41 But behold, because of the exceedingly great length of thewar between the Nephites and the Lamanites many had becomehardened, because of the exceedingly great length of the war; andmany were softened because of their afflictions, insomuch thatthey did humble themselves before God, even in the depth ofhumility.

Alma 62:42 42 And it came to pass that after Moroni had fortified thoseparts of the land which were most exposed to the Lamanites, untilthey were sufficiently strong, he returned to the city ofZarahemla; and also Helaman returned to the place of hisinheritance; and there was once more peace established among thepeople of Nephi.

Alma 62:43 43 And Moroni yielded up the command of his armies into thehands of his son, whose name was Moronihah; and he retired to hisown house that he might spend the remainder of his days in peace.

Alma 62:44 44 And Pahoran did return to his judgment-seat; and Helaman didtake upon him again to preach unto the people the word of God;for because of so many wars and contentions it had becomeexpedient that a regulation should be made again in the church.

Alma 62:45 45 Therefore, Helaman and his brethren went forth, and diddeclare the word of God with much power unto the convincing ofmany people of their wickedness, which did cause them to repentof their sins and to be baptized unto the Lord their God.

Alma 62:46 46 And it came to pass that they did establish again the churchof God, throughout all the land.

Alma 62:47 47 Yea, and regulations were made concerning the law. And theirjudges, and their chief judges were chosen.

Alma 62:48 48 And the people of Nephi began to prosper again in the land,and began to multiply and to wax exceedingly strong again in theland. And they began to grow exceedingly rich.

Alma 62:49 49 But notwithstanding their riches, or their strength, or theirprosperity, they were not lifted up in the pride of their eyes;neither were they slow to remember the Lord their God; but theydid humble themselves exceedingly before him.

Alma 62:50 50 Yea, they did remember how great things the Lord had done forthem, that he had delivered them from death, and from bonds, andfrom prisons, and from all manner of afflictions and he haddelivered them out of the hands of their enemies.

Alma 62:51 51 And they did pray unto the Lord their God continually,insomuch that the Lord did bless them, according to his word, sothat they did wax strong and prosper in the land.

Alma 62:52 52 And it came to pass that all these things were done. AndHelaman died, in the thirty and fifth year of the reign of thejudges over the people of Nephi.

Alma 63Chapter 63

Alma 63:1 1 And it came to pass in the commencement of the thirty andsixth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi,that Shiblon took possession of those sacred things which hadbeen delivered unto Helaman by Alma.

Alma 63:2 2 And he was a just man, and he did walk uprightly before God;and he did observe to do good continually, to keep thecommandments of the Lord his God; and also did his brother.

Alma 63:3 3 And it came to pass that Moroni died also. And thus ended thethirty and sixth year of the reign of the judges.

Alma 63:4 4 And it came to pass that in the thirty and seventh year of thereign of the judges, there was a large company of men, even tothe amount of five thousand and four hundred men, with theirwives and their children, departed out of the land of Zarahemlainto the land which was northward.

Alma 63:5 5 And it came to pass that Hagoth, he being an exceedinglycurious man, therefore he went forth and built him an exceedinglylarge ship, on the borders of the land Bountiful, by the landDesolation, and launched it forth into the west sea, by thenarrow neck which led into the land northward.

Alma 63:6 6 And behold, there were many of the Nephites who did entertherein and did sail forth with much provisions, and also manywomen and children; and they took their course northward. Andthus ended the thirty and seventh year.

Alma 63:7 7 And in the thirty and eighth year, this man built other ships.

And the first ship did also return, and many more people didenter into it; and they also took much provisions, and set outagain to the land northward.

Alma 63:8 8 And it came to pass that they were never heard of more. Andwe suppose that they were drowned in the depths of the sea. Andit came to pass that one other ship also did sail forth; andwhither she did go we know not.

Alma 63:9 9 And it came to pass that in this year there were many peoplewho went forth into the land northward. And thus ended thethirty and eighth year.

Alma 63:10 10 And it came to pass in the thirty and ninth year of the reignof the judges, Shiblon died also, and Corianton had gone forth tothe land northward in a ship, to carry forth provisions unto thepeople who had gone forth into that land.

Alma 63:11 11 Therefore it became expedient for Shiblon to confer thosesacred things, before his death, upon the son of Helaman, who wascalled Helaman, being called after the name of his father.

Alma 63:12 12 Now behold, all those engravings which were in the possessionof Helaman were written and sent forth among the children of menthroughout all the land, save it were those parts which had beencommanded by Alma should not go forth.

Alma 63:13 13 Nevertheless, these things were to be kept sacred, and handeddown from one generation to another; therefore, in this year,they had been conferred upon Helaman, before the death ofShiblon.

Alma 63:14 14 And it came to pass also in this year that there were somedissenters who had gone forth unto the Lamanites; and they werestirred up again to anger against the Nephites.

Alma 63:15 15 And also in this same year they came down with a numerousarmy to war against the people of Moronihah, or against the armyof Moronihah, in the which they were beaten and driven back againto their own lands, suffering great loss.

Alma 63:16 16 And thus ended the thirty and ninth year of the reign of thejudges over the people of Nephi.

Alma 63:17 17 And thus ended the account of Alma, and Helaman his son, andalso Shiblon, who was his son.

HelamanTHE BOOK OF HELAMANAn account of the Nephites. Their wars and contentions, andtheir dissensions. And also the prophecies of many holyprophets, before the coming of Christ, according to the recordsof Helaman, who was the son of Helaman, and also according to therecords of his sons, even down to the coming of Christ. And alsomany of the Lamanites are converted. An account of theirconversion. An account of the righteousness of the Lamanites,and the wickedness and abominations of the Nephites, according tothe record of Helaman and his sons, even down to the coming ofChrist, which is called the book of Helaman.

Helaman 1Chapter 1

Helaman 1:1 1 And now behold, it came to pass in the commencement of thefortieth year of the reign of the judges over the people ofNephi, there began to be a serious difficulty among the people ofthe Nephites.

Helaman 1:2 2 For behold, Pahoran had died, and gone the way of all theearth; therefore there began to be a serious contentionconcerning who should have the judgment-seat among the brethren,who were the sons of Pahoran.

Helaman 1:3 3 Now these are their names who did contend for thejudgment-seat, who did also cause the people to contend: Pahoran,Paanchi, and Pacumeni.

Helaman 1:4 4 Now these are not all the sons of Pahoran, (for he had many)but these are they who did contend for the judgment-seat;therefore, they did cause three divisions among the people.

Helaman 1:5 5 Nevertheless, it came to pass that Pahoran was appointed bythe voice of the people to be chief judge and a governor over thepeople of Nephi.

Helaman 1:6 6 And it came to pass that Pacumeni, when he saw that he couldnot obtain the judgment-seat, he did unite with the voice of thepeople.

Helaman 1:7 7 But behold, Paanchi, and that part of the people that weredesirous that he should be their governor, was exceedingly wroth;therefore, he was about to flatter away those people to rise upin rebellion against their brethren.

Helaman 1:8 8 And it came to pass as he was about to do this, behold, he wastaken, and was tried according to the voice of the people, andcondemned unto death; for he had raised up in rebellion andsought to destroy the liberty of the people.

Helaman 1:9 9 Now when those people who were desirous that he should betheir governor saw that he was condemned unto death, thereforethey were angry, and behold, they sent forth one Kishkumen, evento the judgment-seat of Pahoran, and murdered Pahoran as he satupon the judgment-seat.

Helaman 1:10 10 And he was pursued by the servants of Pahoran; but behold, sospeedy was the flight of Kishkumen that no man could overtakehim.

Helaman 1:11 11 And he went unto those that sent him, and they all enteredinto a covenant, yea, swearing by their everlasting Maker, thatthey would tell no man that Kishkumen had murdered Pahoran.

Helaman 1:12 12 Therefore, Kishkumen was not known among the people of Nephi,for he was in disguise at the time that he murdered Pahoran. AndKishkumen and his band, who had covenanted with him, did minglethemselves among the people, in a manner that they all could notbe found; but as many as were found were condemned unto death.

Helaman 1:13 13 And now behold, Pacumeni was appointed, according to thevoice of the people, to be a chief judge and a governor over thepeople, to reign in the stead of his brother Pahoran; and it wasaccording to his right. And all this was done in the fortiethyear of the reign of the judges; and it had an end.

Helaman 1:14 14 And it came to pass in the forty and first year of the reignof the judges, that the Lamanites had gathered together aninnumerable army of men, and armed them with swords, and withcimeters and with bows, and with arrows, and with head-plates,and with breastplates, and with all manner of shields of everykind.

Helaman 1:15 15 And they came down again that they might pitch battle againstthe Nephites. And they were led by a man whose name wasCoriantumr; and he was a descendant of Zarahemla; and he was adissenter from among the Nephites; and he was a large and amighty man.

Helaman 1:16 16 Therefore, the king of the Lamanites, whose name wasTubaloth, who was the son of Ammoron, supposing that Coriantumr,being a mighty man, could stand against the Nephites, with hisstrength and also with his great wisdom, insomuch that by sendinghim forth he should gain power over the Nephites--

Helaman 1:17 17 Therefore he did stir them up to anger, and he did gathertogether his armies, and he did appoint Coriantumr to be theirleader, and did cause that they should march down to the land ofZarahemla to battle against the Nephites.

Helaman 1:18 18 And it came to pass that because of so much contention and somuch difficulty in the government, that they had not keptsufficient guards in the land of Zarahemla; for they had supposedthat the Lamanites durst not come into the heart of their landsto attack that great city Zarahemla.

Helaman 1:19 19 But it came to pass that Coriantumr did march forth at thehead of his numerous host, and came upon the inhabitants of thecity, and their march was with such exceedingly great speed thatthere was no time for the Nephites to gather together theirarmies.

Helaman 1:20 20 Therefore Coriantumr did cut down the watch by the entranceof the city, and did march forth with his whole army into thecity, and they did slay every one who did oppose them, insomuchthat they did take possession of the whole city.

Helaman 1:21 21 And it came to pass that Pacumeni, who was the chief judge,did flee before Coriantumr, even to the walls of the city. Andit came to pass that Coriantumr did smite him against the wall,insomuch that he died. And thus ended the days of Pacumeni.

Helaman 1:22 22 And now when Coriantumr saw that he was in possession of thecity of Zarahemla, and saw that the Nephites had fled beforethem, and were slain, and were taken, and were cast into prison,and that he had obtained the possession of the strongest hold inall the land, his heart took courage insomuch that he was aboutto go forth against all the land.

Helaman 1:23 23 And now he did not tarry in the land of Zarahemla, but he didmarch forth with a large army, even towards the city ofBountiful; for it was his determination to go forth and cut hisway through with the sword, that he might obtain the north partsof the land.

Helaman 1:24 24 And, supposing that their greatest strength was in the centerof the land, therefore he did march forth, giving them no time toassemble themselves together save it were in small bodies; and inthis manner they did fall upon them and cut them down to theearth.

Helaman 1:25 25 But behold, this march of Coriantumr through the center ofthe land gave Moronihah great advantage over them,notwithstanding the greatness of the number of the Nephites whowere slain.

Helaman 1:26 26 For behold, Moronihah had supposed that the Lamanites durstnot come into the center of the land, but that they would attackthe cities round about in the borders as they had hitherto done;therefore Moronihah had caused that their strong armies shouldmaintain those parts round about by the borders.

Helaman 1:27 27 But behold, the Lamanites were not frightened according tohis desire, but they had come into the center of the land, andhad taken the capital city which was the city of Zarahemla, andwere marching through the most capital parts of the land, slayingthe people with a great slaughter, both men, women, and children,taking possession of many cities and of many strongholds.

Helaman 1:28 28 But when Moronihah had discovered this, he immediately sentforth Lehi with an army round about to head them before theyshould come to the land Bountiful

Helaman 1:29 29 And thus he did; and he did head them before they came to theland Bountiful, and gave unto them battle, insomuch that theybegan to retreat back towards the land of Zarahemla.

Helaman 1:30 30 And it came to pass that Moronihah did head them in theirretreat, and did give unto them battle, insomuch that it becamean exceedingly bloody battle; yea, many were slain, and among thenumber who were slain Coriantumr was also found.

Helaman 1:31 31 And now, behold, the Lamanites could not retreat either way,neither on the north, nor on the south, nor on the east, nor onthe west, for they were surrounded on every hand by the Nephites.

Helaman 1:32 32 And thus had Coriantumr plunged the Lamanites into the midstof the Nephites, insomuch that they were in the power of theNephites, and he himself was slain, and the Lamanites did yieldthemselves into the hands of the Nephites.

Helaman 1:33 33 And it came to pass that Moronihah took possession of thecity of Zarahemla again, and caused that the Lamanites who hadbeen taken prisoners should depart out of the land in peace.

Helaman 1:34 34 And thus ended the forty and first year of the reign of thejudges.

Helaman 2Chapter 2

Helaman 2:1 1 And it came to pass in the forty and second year of the reignof the judges, after Moronihah had established again peacebetween the Nephites and the Lamanites, behold there was no oneto fill the judgment-seat; therefore there began to be acontention again among the people concerning who should fill thejudgment-seat.

Helaman 2:2 2 And it came to pass that Helaman, who was the son of Helaman,was appointed to fill the judgment-seat, by the voice of thepeople.

Helaman 2:3 3 But behold, Kishkumen, who had murdered Pahoran, did lay waitto destroy Helaman also; and he was upheld by his band, who hadentered into a covenant that no one should know his wickedness.

Helaman 2:4 4 For there was one Gadianton, who was exceedingly expert inmany words, and also in his craft, to carry on the secret work ofmurder and of robbery; therefore he became the leader of the bandof Kishkumen.

Helaman 2:5 5 Therefore he did flatter them, and also Kishkumen, that ifthey would place him in the judgment-seat he would grant untothose who belonged to his band that they should be placed inpower and authority among the people; therefore Kishkumen soughtto destroy Helaman.

Helaman 2:6 6 And it came to pass as he went forth towards the judgment-seatto destroy Helaman, behold one of the servants of Helaman, havingbeen out by night, and having obtained, through disguise, aknowledge of those plans which had been laid by this band todestroy Helaman--

Helaman 2:7 7 And it came to pass that he met Kishkumen, and he gave untohim a sign; therefore Kishkumen made known unto him the object ofhis desire, desiring that he would conduct him to thejudgment-seat that he might murder Helaman.

Helaman 2:8 8 And when the servant of Helaman had known all the heart ofKishkumen, and how that it was his object to murder, and alsothat it was the object of all those who belonged to his band tomurder, and to rob, and to gain power, (and this was their secretplan, and their combination) the servant of Helaman said untoKishkumen: Let us go forth unto the judgment-seat.

Helaman 2:9 9 Now this did please Kishkumen exceedingly, for he did supposethat he should accomplish his design; but behold, the servant ofHelaman, as they were going forth unto the judgment-seat, didstab Kishkumen even to the heart, that he fell dead without agroan. And he ran and told Helaman all the things which he hadseen, and heard, and done.

Helaman 2:10 10 And it came to pass that Helaman did send forth to take thisband of robbers and secret murderers, that they might be executedaccording to the law.

Helaman 2:11 11 But behold, when Gadianton had found that Kishkumen did notreturn he feared lest that he should be destroyed; therefore hecaused that his band should follow him. And they took theirflight out of the land, by a secret way, into the wilderness; andthus when Helaman sent forth to take them they could nowhere befound.

Helaman 2:12 12 And more of this Gadianton shall be spoken hereafter. Andthus ended the forty and second year of the reign of the judgesover the people of Nephi.

Helaman 2:13 13 And behold, in the end of this book ye shall see that thisGadianton did prove the overthrow, yea, almost the entiredestruction of the people of Nephi.

Helaman 2:14 14 Behold I do not mean the end of the book of Helaman, but Imean the end of the book of Nephi, from which I have taken allthe account which I have written.

Helaman 3Chapter 3

Helaman 3:1 1 And now it came to pass in the forty and third year of thereign of the judges, there was no contention among the people ofNephi save it were a little pride which was in the church, whichdid cause some little dissensions among the people, which affairswere settled in the ending of the forty and third year.

Helaman 3:2 2 And there was no contention among the people in the forty andfourth year; neither was there much contention in the forty andfifth year.

Helaman 3:3 3 And it came to pass in the forty and sixth, yea, there wasmuch contention and many dissensions; in the which there were anexceedingly great many who departed out of the land of Zarahemla,and went forth unto the land northward to inherit the land.

Helaman 3:4 4 And they did travel to an exceedingly great distance, insomuchthat they came to large bodies of water and many rivers.

Helaman 3:5 5 Yea, and even they did spread forth into all parts of theland, into whatever parts it had not been rendered desolate andwithout timber, because of the many inhabitants who had beforeinherited the land.

Helaman 3:6 6 And now no part of the land was desolate, save it were fortimber; but because of the greatness of the destruction of thepeople who had before inhabited the land it was called desolate.

Helaman 3:7 7 And there being but little timber upon the face of the land,nevertheless the people who went forth became exceedingly expertin the working of cement; therefore they did build houses ofcement, in the which they did dwell.

Helaman 3:8 8 And it came to pass that they did multiply and spread, and didgo forth from the land southward to the land northward, and didspread insomuch that they began to cover the face of the wholeearth, from the sea south to the sea north, from the sea west tothe sea east.

Helaman 3:9 9 And the people who were in the land northward did dwell intents, and in houses of cement, and they did suffer whatsoevertree should spring up upon the face of the land that it shouldgrow up, that in time they might have timber to build theirhouses, yea, their cities, and their temples, and theirsynagogues, and their sanctuaries, and all manner of theirbuildings.

Helaman 3:10 10 And it came to pass as timber was exceedingly scarce in theland northward, they did send forth much by the way of shipping.

Helaman 3:11 11 And thus they did enable the people in the land northwardthat they might build many cities, both of wood and of cement.

Helaman 3:12 12 And it came to pass that there were many of the people ofAmmon, who were Lamanites by birth, did also go forth into thisland.

Helaman 3:13 13 And now there are many records kept of the proceedings ofthis people, by many of this people, which are particular andvery large, concerning them.

Helaman 3:14 14 But behold, a hundredth part of the proceedings of thispeople, yea, the account of the Lamanites and of the Nephites,and their wars, and contentions, and dissensions, and theirpreaching, and their prophecies, and their shipping and theirbuilding of ships, and their building of temples, and ofsynagogues and their sanctuaries, and their righteousness, andtheir wickedness, and their murders, and their robbings, andtheir plundering, and all manner of abominations and whoredoms,cannot be contained in this work.

Helaman 3:15 15 But behold, there are many books and many records of everykind, and they have been kept chiefly by the Nephites.

Helaman 3:16 16 And they have been handed down from one generation to anotherby the Nephites, even until they have fallen into transgressionand have been murdered, plundered, and hunted, and driven forth,and slain, and scattered upon the face of the earth, and mixedwith the Lamanites until they are no more called the Nephites,becoming wicked, and wild, and ferocious, yea, even becomingLamanites.

Helaman 3:17 17 And now I return again to mine account; therefore, what Ihave spoken had passed after there had been great contentions,and disturbances, and wars, and dissensions, among the people ofNephi.

Helaman 3:18 18 The forty and sixth year of the reign of the judges ended;

Helaman 3:19 19 And it came to pass that there was still great contention inthe land, yea, even in the forty and seventh year, and also inthe forty and eighth year.

Helaman 3:20 20 Nevertheless Helaman did fill the judgment-seat with justiceand equity; yea, he did observe to keep the statutes, and thejudgments, and the commandments of God; and he did do that whichwas right in the sight of God continually; and he did walk afterthe ways of his father, insomuch that he did prosper in the land.

Helaman 3:21 21 And it came to pass that he had two sons. He gave unto theeldest the name of Nephi, and unto the youngest, the name ofLehi. And they began to grow up unto the Lord.

Helaman 3:22 22 And it came to pass that the wars and contentions began tocease, in a small degree, among the people of the Nephites, inthe latter end of the forty and eighth year of the reign of thejudges over the people of Nephi.

Helaman 3:23 23 And it came to pass in the forty and ninth year of the reignof the judges, there was continual peace established in the land,all save it were the secret combinations which Gadianton therobber had established in the more settled parts of the land,which at that time were not known unto those who were at the headof government; therefore they were not destroyed out of the land.

Helaman 3:24 24 And it came to pass that in this same year there wasexceedingly great prosperity in the church, insomuch that therewere thousands who did join themselves unto the church and werebaptized unto repentance.

Helaman 3:25 25 And so great was the prosperity of the church, and so manythe blessings which were poured out upon the people, that eventhe high priests and the teachers were themselves astonishedbeyond measure.

Helaman 3:26 26 And it came to pass that the work of the Lord did prosperunto the baptizing and uniting to the church of God, many souls,yea, even tens of thousands.

Helaman 3:27 27 Thus we may see that the Lord is merciful unto all who will,in the sincerity of their hearts, call upon his holy name.

Helaman 3:28 28 Yea, thus we see that the gate of heaven is open unto all,even to those who will believe on the name of Jesus Christ, whois the Son of God.

Helaman 3:29 29 Yea, we see that whosoever will may lay hold upon the word ofGod, which is quick and powerful, which shall divide asunder allthe cunning and the snares and the wiles of the devil, and leadthe man of Christ in a strait and narrow course across thateverlasting gulf of misery which is prepared to engulf thewicked--

Helaman 3:30 30 And land their souls, yea, their immortal souls, at the righthand of God in the kingdom of heaven, to sit down with Abraham,and Isaac, and with Jacob, and with all our holy fathers, to gono more out.

Helaman 3:31 31 And in this year there was continual rejoicing in the land ofZarahemla, and in all the regions round about, even in all theland which was possessed by the Nephites.

Helaman 3:32 32 And it came to pass that there was peace and exceedinglygreat joy in the remainder of the forty and ninth year; yea, andalso there was continual peace and great joy in the fiftieth yearof the reign of the judges.

Helaman 3:33 33 And in the fifty and first year of the reign of the judgesthere was peace also, save it were the pride which began to enterinto the church--not into the church of God, but into the heartsof the people who professed to belong to the church of God--

Helaman 3:34 34 And they were lifted up in pride, even to the persecution ofmany of their brethren. Now this was a great evil, which didcause the more humble part of the people to suffer greatpersecutions, and to wade through much affliction.

Helaman 3:35 35 Nevertheless they did fast and pray oft, and did wax strongerand stronger in their humility, and firmer and firmer in thefaith of Christ, unto the filling their souls with joy andconsolation, yea, even to the purifying and the sanctification oftheir hearts, which sanctification cometh because of theiryielding their hearts unto God.

Helaman 3:36 36 And it came to pass that the fifty and second year ended inpeace also, save it were the exceedingly great pride which hadgotten into the hearts of the people; and it was because of theirexceedingly great riches and their prosperity in the land; and itdid grow upon them from day to day.

Helaman 3:37 37 And it came to pass in the fifty and third year of the reignof the judges, Helaman died, and his eldest son Nephi began toreign in his stead. And it came to pass that he did fill thejudgment-seat with justice and equity; yea, he did keep thecommandments of God, and did walk in the ways of his father.

Helaman 4Chapter 4

Helaman 4:1 1 And it came to pass in the fifty and fourth year there weremany dissensions in the church, and there was also a contentionamong the people, insomuch that there was much bloodshed.

Helaman 4:2 2 And the rebellious part were slain and driven out of the land,and they did go unto the king of the Lamanites.

Helaman 4:3 3 And it came to pass that they did endeavor to stir up theLamanites to war against the Nephites; but behold, the Lamaniteswere exceedingly afraid, insomuch that they would not hearken tothe words of those dissenters.

Helaman 4:4 4 But it came to pass in the fifty and sixth year of the reignof the judges, there were dissenters who went up from theNephites unto the Lamanites; and they succeeded with those othersin stirring them up to anger against the Nephites; and they wereall that year preparing for war.

Helaman 4:5 5 And in the fifty and seventh year they did come down againstthe Nephites to battle, and they did commence the work of death;yea, insomuch that in the fifty and eighth year of the reign ofthe judges they succeeded in obtaining possession of the land ofZarahemla; yea, and also all the lands, even unto the land whichwas near the land Bountiful.

Helaman 4:6 6 And the Nephites and the armies of Moronihah were driven eveninto the land of Bountiful;

Helaman 4:7 7 And there they did fortify against the Lamanites, from thewest sea, even unto the east; it being a day's journey for aNephite, on the line which they had fortified and stationed theirarmies to defend their north country.

Helaman 4:8 8 And thus those dissenters of the Nephites, with the help of anumerous army of the Lamanites, had obtained all the possessionof the Nephites which was in the land southward. And all thiswas done in the fifty and eighth and ninth years of the reign ofthe judges.

Helaman 4:9 9 And it came to pass in the sixtieth year of the reign of thejudges, Moronihah did succeed with his armies in obtaining manyparts of the land; yea, they regained many cities which hadfallen into the hands of the Lamanites.

Helaman 4:10 10 And it came to pass in the sixty and first year of the reignof the judges they succeeded in regaining even the half of alltheir possessions.

Helaman 4:11 11 Now this great loss of the Nephites, and the great slaughterwhich was among them, would not have happened had it not been fortheir wickedness and their abomination which was among them; yea,and it was among those also who professed to belong to the churchof God.

Helaman 4:12 12 And it was because of the pride of their hearts, because oftheir exceeding riches, yea, it was because of their oppressionto the poor, withholding their food from the hungry, withholdingtheir clothing from the naked, and smiting their humble brethrenupon the cheek, making a mock of that which was sacred, denyingthe spirit of prophecy and of revelation, murdering, plundering,lying, stealing, committing adultery, rising up in greatcontentions, and deserting away into the land of Nephi, among theLamanites--

Helaman 4:13 13 And because of this their great wickedness, and theirboastings in their own strength, they were left in their ownstrength; therefore they did not prosper, but were afflicted andsmitten, and driven before the Lamanites, until they had lostpossession of almost all their lands.

Helaman 4:14 14 But behold, Moronihah did preach many things unto the peoplebecause of their iniquity, and also Nephi and Lehi, who were thesons of Helaman, did preach many things unto the people, yea, anddid prophesy many things unto them concerning their iniquities,and what should come unto them if they did not repent of theirsins.

Helaman 4:15 15 And it came to pass that they did repent, and inasmuch asthey did repent they did begin to prosper.

Helaman 4:16 16 For when Moronihah saw that they did repent he did venture tolead them forth from place to place, and from city to city, evenuntil they had regained the one-half of their property and theone-half of all their lands.

Helaman 4:17 17 And thus ended the sixty and first year of the reign of thejudges.

Helaman 4:18 18 And it came to pass in the sixty and second year of the reignof the judges, that Moronihah could obtain no more possessionsover the Lamanites.

Helaman 4:19 19 Therefore they did abandon their design to obtain theremainder of their lands, for so numerous were the Lamanites thatit became impossible for the Nephites to obtain more power overthem; therefore Moronihah did employ all his armies inmaintaining those parts which he had taken.

Helaman 4:20 20 And it came to pass, because of the greatness of the numberof the Lamanites the Nephites were in great fear, lest theyshould be overpowered, and trodden down, and slain, anddestroyed.

Helaman 4:21 21 Yea, they began to remember the prophecies of Alma, and alsothe words of Mosiah; and they saw that they had been astiffnecked people, and that they had set at naught thecommandments of God.

Helaman 4:22 22 And that they had altered and trampled under their feet thelaws of Mosiah, or that which the Lord commanded him to give untothe people; and they saw that their laws had become corrupted,and that they had become a wicked people, insomuch that they werewicked even like unto the Lamanites.

Helaman 4:23 23 And because of their iniquity the church had begun todwindle; and they began to disbelieve in the spirit of prophecyand in the spirit of revelation; and the judgments of God didstare them in the face.

Helaman 4:24 24 And they saw that they had become weak, like unto theirbrethren, the Lamanites, and that the Spirit of the Lord did nomore preserve them; yea, it had withdrawn from them because theSpirit of the Lord doth not dwell in unholy temples--

Helaman 4:25 25 Therefore the Lord did cease to preserve them by hismiraculous and matchless power, for they had fallen into a stateof unbelief and awful wickedness; and they saw that the Lamaniteswere exceedingly more numerous than they, and except they shouldcleave unto the Lord their God, they must unavoidably perish.

Helaman 4:26 26 For behold, they saw that the strength of the Lamanites wasas great as their strength, even man for man. And thus had theyfallen into this great transgression; yea, thus had they becomeweak, because of their transgression, in the space of not manyyears.

Helaman 5Chapter 5

Helaman 5:1 1 And it came to pass that in this same year, behold, Nephidelivered up the judgment-seat to a man whose name was Cezoram.

Helaman 5:2 2 For as their laws and their governments were established bythe voice of the people, and they who chose evil were morenumerous than they who chose good, therefore they were ripeningfor destruction, for the laws had become corrupted.

Helaman 5:3 3 Yea, and this was not all; they were a stiffnecked people,insomuch that they could not be governed by the law nor justice,save it were to their destruction.

Helaman 5:4 4 And it came to pass that Nephi had become weary because oftheir iniquity; and he yielded up the judgment-seat, and took itupon him to preach the word of God all the remainder of his days,and his brother Lehi also, all the remainder of his days;

Helaman 5:5 5 For they remembered the words which their father Helaman spakeunto them. And these are the words which he spake:

Helaman 5:6 6 Behold, my sons, I desire that ye should remember to keep thecommandments of God; and I would that ye should declare unto thepeople these words. Behold, I have given unto you the names ofour first parents who came out of the land of Jerusalem; and thisI have done that when you remember your names ye may rememberthem; and when ye remember them ye may remember their works; andwhen ye remember their works ye may know how that it is said, andalso written, that they were good.

Helaman 5:7 7 Therefore, my sons, I would that ye should do that which isgood, that it may be said of you, and also written, even as ithas been said and written of them.

Helaman 5:8 8 And now my sons, behold I have somewhat more to desire of you,which desire is, that ye may not do these things that ye mayboast, but that ye may do these things to lay up for yourselves atreasure in heaven, yea, which is eternal, and which fadeth notaway; yea, that ye may have that precious gift of eternal life,which we have reason to suppose hath been given to our fathers.

Helaman 5:9 9 O remember, remember, my sons, the words which king Benjaminspake unto his people; yea, remember that there is no other waynor means whereby man can be saved, only through the atoningblood of Jesus Christ, who shall come, yea, remember that hecometh to redeem the world.

Helaman 5:10 10 And remember also the words which Amulek spake unto Zeezrom,in the city of Ammonihah; for he said unto him that the Lordsurely should come to redeem his people, but that he should notcome to redeem them in their sins, but to redeem them from theirsins.

Helaman 5:11 11 And he hath power given unto him from the Father to redeemthem from their sins because of repentance; therefore he hathsent his angels to declare the tidings of the conditions ofrepentance, which bringeth unto the power of the Redeemer, untothe salvation of their souls.

Helaman 5:12 12 And now, my sons, remember, remember that it is upon the rockof our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye mustbuild your foundation; that when the devil shall send forth hismighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all hishail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have nopower over you to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endlesswo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a surefoundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall.